Rail-fastening device.



' 1. P. BEHGIERON.v RAII. FASTENING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8 1916.

` 'Patemed Aug. '21, 1917.

ITED s'rAEs PATENT onirica.,

JASMIN P. BERG-ERON, F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, .ASSIG-N'OR 0F ONE-HALF 'IO HENRY C. SHIPPEE, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

RA'IL-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specifcatio'nof Letters Patent.- Patentd Aug 21, 1917.

v.Application led November 8, 1916. Serial'No. 130,166.

To all whom-.Hit may concern: Be it known that I, JAs'MiN P. BERGERON,

a a citizen of the United States of America,

' residing at Pasadena, iii-the county of Los Angeles,- State of California, have invented inew and useful Improvements in Rail-Fas-` tenin Devices, of which the following is a speci cation.

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; This invention relates toan improvement in a rail fastenngdevice, and especially to a ydevice having la rail anchoring support which is interposed between the rail and tie.

durable, and enhances safety The objects of my invention are to provide a rail fastening device, which will firmly' anchor the frail to the tie, is simple,

by preventing spreading'of the'rails.-4 v--To these end 'employ a rail support or chair which'is the rail, and 'a removable locking wedge, which may be inserted in place, tightened and removed without Ycomplicated means or the need of expert labor.

I accomplish these objects by means ofthe embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is anyelevation of a tie having my improved rail `fastening device appliedin the chair and overlying one edge of the' rail 9.

The chair 7 comprises a fiat base 10 having an under cut rib 11 formed at one side thereof, in whichV one edge of the flange of the rail is adapted to be disposed. At the opposite edge of the chair a groove 12 is formed iii the base for the reception of a locking wedge, which is preferably of metal.

The side walls of the groove are undercutto securely hold the wedge in place. Depend- 'ing from the bottom of the base are posts 13 'and 14, which are provided with transverse bores 15 and 16. It is a well known fact l less.

ured to the tie and has means for receiving the bottom flange ofv pally to the use of the vordinary spike, for,

as these. spikes are driven intoties there occurs va broken and splintered effect on the fiber of the ywood which allows 'of a rapid disintegration through the Velements and through the vibration imparted bythe train traic. Eventually a loosening of the spike hold is caused.' After several replacements of the spikei'n fthe tie the limit of holding space is exhausted and the tie becomes use- By theuse of my post, I overcome thesel objections by boring shallow openings.

in the tie, in whichI the posts 13 and 14: are disposed. Suitably formed pieces of metal 17 andV 18 are driven through the tie and bores and clenched at the outer end, thereby firmly securing the chairs'to the tie.

The rails 9 are now placed in position with one edge ofthe iange disposed under rib '11. Vedge 8 is now inserted in groove 12. l/Vedge 8 isprovid'ed with a tenon which-has walls to conform with the undercut walls of the groove and rim 19 to overhang the ange of the rail. Wedge 8 and groove 12 are tapered from front to rear. By forcing the. wedge linto the groove', pressurehetween the rail and chair is increased, firmly securing same. which pushes the lrail positively and firmly [into the permanent. holding portion of the support on the opposite side of the rail. rihe space of the holding support being many 'A lateral pressurev is' also exerted,

times that of aspike head, the resistance to shearing strain, which is especially largeat curves, is greatly increased. The frictional binding of the wedges also decreases the liability of loosening due to vibration. However, to avoid tampering and to insure againstloosening, I have provided the outer edge of the wedge with toothed openings 20 and corresponding openings 21 in the chair. A pin 22 is inserted through registering gpenings securely fixing the wedge to the ase.

By placing the chair with the ribgon co1'- -responding sides of the. rail, the tie may be removed by sliding the latter from beneath the rail. n wedges 8 are then forced from position. Vith the wedges removed, ties may be slid from under the rail, as will be noted by reference to Fig. 1.

The pins 22 are removed and 'l Q, Y fieefneee What' claim ist" Y l.' A'rail fastening'd'evioe, comprising a base, said base provided with -means for en#v gagiiig one edge of ihe ange' of a rail and aioeking Wedge having means for enga'g` ing the yopposite edge of the 'iiange ofv the y. rail, lsaid base provided with ineans for siidahly receiving the! locking Wedge `and provided with depending posts having i transverse bores, and pinsior -aid bores. '2. A rail' fastening device comprising a base, said base provided with means for ena groove spaced ,there'iroim a wedge slid-v .ably disposed in ksaid groove, said Wedge having a rib for engaging the opposite edge of the flange of said rail, said base p ro-` vided with depending posts yhaving transverse hores and pins for said hores.

4i. A` rail fastening device,y comprising a base, said base provided with a rib for' en gaging one edge oithe 'ange of a rail and f a longitudinaliy tapering ygrimmsl spaced therefrom, a Wedge having a tapering tenon .gaging one 'edge of of the ange of 'a rail and for-disposal in said grove', said Wedge'i'pt'd vided with a rib'for engaging -the opposite edge of the flange of said rail, saidy base provided With depending posts having.

transverse hores, and pins forsaid'bores,v

5. A rail fastening device',. 30inprising 'a base, said base provided with a rib for ena groovespaced therefrom,

d@ the flange of a rail and i a-vvedge'slidably.

disposed in said groove, said Wedge having a rib for engaging the opposite edge of the ange of said rail, 4said base provided with depending posts having transverse bores, and pins for said bores.

6. in combination with base plate provided with means for securing a rail in place thereon, and anchoring posts formed on said base plate-jtted iiiv said openings and detachably seeured to said tie. l y 'f 7. In combination with atie having-.opena tie having openingsg a rail fastening device comprising a I ings; a rail'- fastening 'device .comprising a base plate provided with means for securingv a rail in place thereon, anchoring posts formed on said oase` plate fitted in said openings, and removable keysl for locking said posts iii said tie.

in Witness that l claim the'foiegoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 25th day of 0etober, 1916,(`

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